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Breakfast of (renewable) champions
Published 2017
Rising power costs and an uncertain future in energy markets have hit many Australian businesses really hard in recent months.COP26 – What are Aussie startups saying?
Published 2021
The ARENA Talks virtual conference was broadcast live into Australia’s pavilion at COP26 in Glasgow, with contributions from the ARENA CEO.Media release: Future Fuels Fund revved up to provide EV charging nationally
Published 2021
ARENA announced $24.55 million in funding to five applicants across 19 projects to expand Australia’s fast charging network for battery electric vehicles (EVs), in Round 1 of the Government’s Future Fuels Fund.- Download PDF (110 KB) Media release: Future Fuels Fund revved up to provide EV charging nationally
Baffled by baseload? Dumbfounded by dispatchables? Let us explain
Published 2017
Baseload power? Dispatchable generation? National Energy Market? Understand all the essential energy terms and concepts with this handy explainer.Research boost for solar panel efficiency and cost reduction
Published 2020
ARENA awarded $15.14 to 16 research projects to help address solar PV panel efficiency, overall cost reductions and end-of-life issues.Darren Miller: Why Hydrogen could be the Netflix of the energy industry
Published 2019
Darren Miller says a low carbon economy can become a reality according to Australia’s energy experts with hydrogen identified as a game-changing technology.Efficient, affordable solar cells born in Sydney garage
Published 2020
The low cost of solar panels from affordable solar cells is transforming the way we generate electricity, to drive prices down even further.Indo Island Shift
Published 2016
In 2014 Indonesia passed laws that promise to radically change its energy mix. In a little over eight years, 23 per cent of the nation’s electricity must be sourced from renewable sources.UNSW – A chemical treasure hunt: how new materials could produce ultra-efficient solar cells
Published 2017
Over the past decade or so, improvements in the efficiency of mass-produced silicon cells have caused the cost of solar to plummet.Report: Pricing for the Integration of Distributed Energy Resources
Published 2020
This report summarises the approach and findings of a study that assessed the potential for more cost-reflective pricing to assist in the economically efficient integration of distributed energy resources (DER) with the grid.- Download PDF (558 KB) Report: Pricing for the Integration of Distributed Energy Resources
National renewable energy map more valuable than ever
Published 2016
An online map that helps renewable energy developers find the best locations for new Australian projects has received major upgrades. The Australian Renewable Energy Mapping Infrastructure (AREMI), developed by CSIRO’s Data61 with funding support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARE…
Media Release: Moveable solar power shifts closer to commercial reality
Published 2017
Laing O’Rourke’s moveable solar-diesel power plant with advanced control systems has been successfully piloted and will be commercialised through the newly formed SunSHIFT Pty Ltd.- Download PDF (130 KB) Media Release: Moveable solar power shifts closer to commercial reality
Five moments that changed the renewable energy world
Published 2017
Fifteen weeks is not a long time. But, in the lead up to the end of 2016, it was long enough for a range of unprecedented events to occur in Australia.Driving Australians to embrace electric vehicles
Published 2018
ARENA is helping to increase electric vehicle uptake in Australia with $172,215 in funding for EVenergi’s Charge Together campaign.Solar to power more than 30 remote NT communities
Published 2014
Remote communities in the Northern Territory (NT) will reap the benefits of solar power thanks to a $55 million project funded by ARENA.The Energy Innovators: Why our future is in pumped hydro
Published 2017
The Energy Innovators video with Andrew Blakers - Is pumped hydro the key to supporting an entirely renewable energy system?A new way of providing energy to isolated communities? Look to the Horizon…
Published 2017
ARENA is funding a trial in the WA town of Carnarvon that will show how distributed energy resources can be integrated with Horizon Energy's microgrid.Report: REVS Interim Social Report
Published 2021
This report presents early results from interviews conducted in late 2020 and early 2021 with the Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid (REVS) consortium, REVS trial end-users, future private and fleet end-users, and industry specialists.- Download PDF (1 MB) Report: REVS Interim Social Report
Media Release: Report outlines emissions reduction options for industrial process heat users
Published 2019
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today released a report that outlines renewable energy options for all Australian industrial users of process heat.- Download PDF (88 KB) Media Release: Report outlines emissions reduction options for industrial process heat users
Leading renewables-mining project pushes forward
Published 2015
The first of 34,080 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels have been installed at Australia’s largest renewables mining project in central Western Australia.